Knives and Kids

So I thought now that I do a little politics on the site by covering government issues that impact knives, I would wade into another controversial topic—parenting. I have two boys, one is 15 and the other is 10. Both have knives and both have used knives to varying degrees. My youngest son regularly uses his knives, as he is quite fond of going into the woods and hacking stuff down. We own the woods and it is pretty overgrown so more power to him. He also really enjoys carving and has two different carving knives. Using tools, especially tools that some view as dangerous, has been really good for both boys. It has taught them how to use a tool, how to be responsible, and how to be careful. And this led me to think about kids and knives more closely. If you haven’t been tuned in, since COVID kids younger than high school have been experiencing record amounts of behavioral health issues. This makes sense. The COVID shut downs were the most disruptive event in US history in terms of…